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...Lincoln, our pitching coach, makes my job a lot easier. He's really done a helluva job." So spoke Crimson baseball mentor Loyal Park after Lincoln and his bullpen came through with a big save, preserving a 6-2 Harvard victory against Boston College in a marathon three hour game yesterday...
...team in Little League called "Klein's Stationery Owls" when, with the bases loaded, I came in from the bullpen (actually I had been chasing this cute nine-year old girl around the playground) and proceeded to walk in five straight runs. I probably should have given up the sport right then, but I persisted until the day in JV ball at prep school when, with the varsity coaches watching, I hit into a triple play to end the season, and my career...
Then Blue, who was only 6-10 this season after a lengthy spring holdout, came out of the bullpen to work the final four innings and wrap up the victory...
...that power, it is pitching, which has been surprisingly good so far, that may well be the key to the Mets' season. Top Starter Tom Seaver (who won seven of his first eight decisions) and Bullpen Ace Tug McGraw are producing as anticipated, and the Mets have been getting unexpectedly strong performances from Rookie Jon Matlack (who won his first five). With the strongest lineup the team has ever had, Berra has a good chance to take the Mets into their second World Series in his first year as their manager...
...UMass pitching staff went into the weekend with a combined E.R.A. of 0.87, but coach Richard Bergquist sent eight pitchers into action in the two games with Connecticut, and he doesn't expect much help from his bullpen today. Sophomore righthander John Olson will be starting, with a record of 4-2 and an E.R.A. of 1.67. He was the losing pitcher in Saturday's game...